2012 Ranger Football Playbook Hole Numbers EVEN NUMBERS ODD NUMBERS 5 7 TE 3 T 1 G 4 2 C G 6 T 8 TE In a Right and Left formation, the ‘H’ is tagged. He can go toward the strong side (strong, short, split) Or toward the weak side (weak, wing, wide) Notice the strong words begin with ‘s’ and the weak words begin with ‘w’. X Y Z Wide Wing Short Weak Split Strong No tag A typical call might be ‘RIGHT SPLIT’ or ‘RIGHT STRONG’. The formation tells the skill players where to line up and the tag tells the ‘H’ where to line up. Backfield Numbers X Y 1 QB 3 H 2 T Z FORMATIONS LEFT RIGHT Y Z X X Y H LOU H X Y Z H Doubles Left Z Y Trips Left Z H Y Z H ROB X Y Z H Doubles Right X X H X Z Y Trips Right X Y H Z Running Plays Right 31 Trap Y X Z H T Left 32 Trap X Y Z H T Right 34 Belly Y X Z H T Yell Sweep Left 33 Belly Y X Z H T Yell Sweep Right 24 Y X Z H T Left 23 Y X Z H T Right 24 Counter Y X Z H T Left 23 Counter Y X Z H T Right 26 Y X Z H T Check end look for LB 3 Steps – Hit hole running north and south Left 25 X Y Z H T Right 28 Sweep Y X Z H T Left 27 Sweep X Y Z H T Pass Plays Lou 26 Wheel Y X Z H T Right Strong Fake 26 Snag Y Z X H T Trips Right Weak Gun Bubble X Y H T Z Right Short Y Out X Y H T Z Doubles Right Gun Combo Z X Y H T 4 – 2 – 5 Defense Gaps & Techniques Gap Responsibilities E T C D B G C G A A T B E C D Lineman Alignment Techniques 9 E T G C G T E 8 5 2 0 2 5 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 3 4 6 7 9 Front 4 Alignment vs 2 Backs FS WS SS M C E S N T X C E Y 9 2I 3 8 Z FS S M C SS WS E N Base Defense (4-2-5) Vs. Spread T E C Defensive Techniques (4 man front) E T 8 3 N E 1 6 Strong Right (offense is strong to their left) E 6 N 1 T E 3 8 Strong Left (offense is strong to their right) Fronts E N T E E 6 1 3 8 E N T E E 6 1 1 8 E N T E E 6 3 3 8 TITE G Our Base Front INDIAN N and T in 1 Tech OUTLAW N and T in 3 Tech Slants E N T E E 6 1 3 8 E N T E E 6 1 3 8 TITE G ARMY Slant away from call TITE G TANK Slant toward call M M SS Blitzes E E N N TT E E 6 1 3 8 BULLETS Linebacker Blitz BULLETS INDIAN B gap LB Blitz M M S E E N N T T E E 6 1 1 8 M M S S E N N T T E E 6 3 3 8 BULLETS OUTLAW A gap LB Blitz Sam 1st, Mike 2nd SS $ M Blitzes S E N T E 6 1 3 8 M S DOGS LB and Safety Blitz Weak or Strong SS $ E E N N T T E 6 1 3 8 $ makes “Fire” call to DE where DE pinches in and $ covers contain or… $ makes “Lion” call to DE where DE goes outside and $ pinches inside. SMOKE Safety Blitz Weak or Strong DOUBLE SMOKE – Both Safeties ($ and W/S) blitz on both DE’s. NEVER GIVE UP!